‘Bones day’ on TikTok: How this viral pug impressed a brand new meme

Does Pug Noodle have bones today?

Screenshot by Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET

If you’re wondering what your day will be today, 13 year old Pug Noodle says that you should give yourself a treat and take advantage of the day.

Well, Noodle can’t speak of course, but he’s part of a new TikTok trend that supposedly predicts how your day will go – in other words, whether it’s a “Bones Day” or a “No-Bone Day.” Here’s what that means, and what you should know about the meme that exploded on TikTok.

What is a “bones” or “no-bones” tag?

TikToker Jonathan Graziano regularly posts videos of his pug in the morning to see “whether Noodle has bones” – that is, whether he stays in the dog bed or falls down again when he lets go.

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If Noodle freezes, it’s a Bony Day, which means you should buy the sushi you wanted or finally ask about that raise – in other words, get the day away! But if he falls back into his dog bed it will be a boneless day, which means you have permission to cancel plans and take it easy.

Here is Noodle’s prediction for Monday. (Spoiler Alert: It’s a Bony Day!)

@jograz

i hope you all have the best monday! 🔮🦴 # nobones # bonesday # mops # noodletok # monday

♬ Original sound – Jonathan

When did the videos become popular?

Graziano has posted videos of Noodle on TikTok since joining the platform in late 2020, but the clips really picked up speed in October, generating millions of views each time. This October 4th “no bones morning” received over 10 million views.

“If today was the day you wanted to call your sister and tell her that you just hate her husband, today is not the day,” Graziano said in a voice-over of the clip.

@jograz

the bones have spoken !! ## pug ## adoptdontshop ## nobones ## noodletok ## monday motivation

♬ Original sound – Jonathan

Graziano told Insider that he had around 50,000 TikTok followers two weeks ago; he now has 1.7 million.

According to reports, the creator met and adopted Noodle in 2016 after his owner could no longer take care of him. Since those early days, Graziano tried to get Noodle to get up in the morning by propping him up, but at times he would melt back into the ground – “not out of inability to get up, but seemingly as a choice”. Graziano told Insider. He has shared pictures of Noodle through his @showmenoodz Instagram account, which has over 50,000 followers.

Graziano did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Other ‘Bones Day’ memes

Noodle has inspired TikTok hashtags like #nobones with over 151 million views and #bonesday with over 32 million views.

“Do I Believe in Astrology?” says a user in a video. “No. Do I believe in this dog that predicts whether or not it will be a good day based on whether or not he will wake up with bones? Yes.”

@ www.emma.org

I have a real boneless day # nobones # noodle # noodlethepug # bones

♬ Original sound – Emma

“And I checked the prediction and it was a boneless day,” says another TikToker as she lies down. Someone replies, “Well, if it’s a boneless day, I mean what are you supposed to do? It’s not a day!”

@bardbarianboi

## stab @_jen_hamilton_ what should you do? ## nobones ## nobonesday ## noodletok ## bard ## bardbarianboi

♬ Original sound – BardBarianBoi

Another user made fun of the pug’s divination abilities (also jokingly misquoted the catchphrase “Mercury’s in retrograde”) and said, “Mercury might be in Gatorade, but the pug had bones. Let’s get this bread.”

@emmalinechilds

EVERYTHING COMES ON YOUR BONES # nobones # coffeetalk # mercuryretrograde # mercurygatorade # humpday

♬ Nuthin ‘But A “G” Thang – Dr. Dre

In a video, a TikToker shows how productive a working day is on a bone day.

@morgandrinksoffee

I’m pumped for the day # bonesday # nobones # noodle # barista

♬ Original sound – Charlotte (is gay)

On the flip side, another user posted a video that said, “The fact that I literally woke up early, got dressed and decided to finally be productive only to find out it was a boneless day is ”while staring blankly into the camera.

@ abbylmiller11

back to bed i guess # foryoupage # nobones # fyp

♬ Mud River “the Sense of me” (Soundtrack Life is Strange) – DOLKINS

Well, it turns out that the weather is no longer the only forecast we should be checking. As one user put it, “My biggest mistake today was not checking the bone prognosis this morning.”

@mlmclands

learned the hard way that it’s actually a boneless day # noodle # nobonesday # nobones # pug # ForYouPizza @jongraz

♬ Bridging champagne problems Taylor Swift – Kaylen

So be sure to add this to your to-do list.

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